Cops Prepare For Media Crush At Gacy Dig

November 20, 1998

Chicago police are bracing for a media onslaught Monday when digging is expected to begin around a Northwest Side apartment building to see if there are any additional victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

Chicago Police Department spokesman Cesar Guzman said several TV programs and out-of-state media have already contacted his office about coverage.

He said part of the 6100 block of West Miami Avenue, near where Gacy's mother formerly lived, will be closed off.

The retired couple who now own the building have signed a consent decree that allows authorities to use radar testing to determine if any skeletal remains can be detected, said the couple's attorney, Robert A. Clifford.

If the tests are positive, digging is expected to begin immediately, he said.

Other radar tests at the site, done this year at the request of the Better Government Association, led authorities to believe as many as four victims may be buried near the five-unit building.